Who supports tobacco excise taxes? factors associated with towns’ and individuals’ support in massachusetts

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-340

  Hamilton, William L ^a   Biener, Lois ^b   Rodger, Christopher N ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

tobacco control; tobacco policy attitudes; tobacco tax

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL; TAX; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; TAXES; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 23244462298     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200507000-00012     Document Type: Article

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